A little privacy please

Wow I have a matching feeder....

we are color coordinated....

there she is with the camera....

hey lady...I just came to eat...

a little privacy please.....

See what happens....

Ever wonder how so much bird seed gets on the ground...

well now I know....

I guess he's just being nice to the birds....

right...

or maybe he is just a pig and is trying to eat it all himself...

see what happens to greedy guts....

You girls gonna stay in there all day....

that's okay....

I'll just try the other feeders...

I can't believe yall are still here...

Dead Tree...

this dead tree is in a neighbors back yard...

two doors down...

the birds love this tree...

if you click on the photo to enlarge it....

you can see several Cedar waxwings....

I wish I could have jumped the fences for a closer look..

hey guys my feeders are full....

come on over here to eat....

I just want to get some close up photos....

unfortunately they didn't listen....

darn....

they do have cool sillouttes though...

And he' s off...

Guess who else is using Rooster's pool...

and he's off....

so that is what the birds have all been raving about...

didn't impress me.....

The sky and scarecrows...

I haven't done any sky photos in a while....

today we had all kinds of clouds floating around....

wonder where they are headed...or where they have been...

On Sunday my Brother in Law said my Scarecrows are too friendly...

looks like they are inviting the birds and squirrels to help themselves...

well yesterday I saw a squirrel trying to pull the leg off one of them..

maybe I need to mean them up a bit...

White Crowned Sparrow

We have more new visitors....

The white crowned sparrow...

you can click on the photo to get a closer look...

they run really fast around on the ground eating seeds..

they blend in really well except for their heads....

the black and white crown really stand outs...

It's really fun to see new visitors come to the feeders...

The fishing tree...

Our Catawba tree is blooming....

it was one of the last trees to get leaves....

It is also known as the fishing tree...

because of the Catawba Sphnix moth ..

it starts as a green worm (it feeds on the leaves) 

that is great for fishing...

some people plant them just for the worms...

( you can freeze them to fish with later)

we haven't seen alot of them the last few years...

maybe the birds are getting them before we see them...

you can see something has been eating the leaves...

Catawba worm

Catawba Sphinx Moth

click on the links to see photos of the worms and the Moths..

I learned something new while doing research for this post......

I never knew what the moths looked like..

 I remember seeing these every year and didn't have a clue

that they were Catawba Sphinx Moths...

so see you can learn something by blogging....

I will be paying closer attention now...

Welcome new visitors....

we have new vistors....

(click on the photos to enlarge)

here is a sweet little female purple finch...

here she is with her mate...

they are having a little spat about the seating arrangements...

looks like they worked it out...

well maybe....

did you know that the Purple Finch

is the State Bird of New Hampshire???

she's coming back....

can you see her???

a group of Finches can be called

a charm...

a company...

or a trembling of Finches....

as most of you know....

I love wood...

I love rust....

I love rustic....

it has been a busy week...

we've been busy in our business..

 and busy getting ready for our Easter BBQ...

today my wonderful Mom....came to help out...

she cleaned my outdoor chairs and tables...

they look great...I don't think they have ever been so clean...

Thank you Mom...your the best...

Enjoy your Easter weekend.....

Good Friday....

Happy Good Friday everyone....

hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend....

I've been trying to come up with a post for the last hour...

for some reason every photo I downloaded...didn't grab me...

so I decided to be random....gonna  close with random photos...

Enjoy your family and friends this Easter weekend....